tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post1717524449897249350..comments2023-10-07T02:00:48.078-07:00Comments on Trans Group Blog: Threats to “Women’s Rights” Step on Trans Toeshelen boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06979008474375552946noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-69087819075452041822011-04-17T19:53:37.749-07:002011-04-17T19:53:37.749-07:00I would like to offer my take on why rape is a mor...I would like to offer my take on why rape is a more gendered crime. First it is mostly (not always) men raping those who either do or have lived or been seen as women and it is used to reinforce straight cis-male power. When men (cis or trans) are raped it is often a means of either punishing them for not being 'real' men or to rob them of their 'manhood'. <br /><br />Rape is a Kristin Craig Laihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939575429299306569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-2446811363222530232011-02-23T13:34:31.720-08:002011-02-23T13:34:31.720-08:00i had a similar discussion with a group called, &q...i had a similar discussion with a group called, "MaleCare" or something like that who tweeted about offering cancer screenings on the trans hashtag.<br /><br />they didn't seem to understand that their name implied they only treated males or men. when really they were trying to target cismen and transwomen. and that their involvement with the lgbt community made that ok. (they had aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com